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December 8, 2011

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Muffins

My kids love donuts. Heck, I love donuts too! But they certainly don't love me. And they aren't great for my already-entirely-too-active-to-need-additional-sugar children either. On my quest to find an alternative donut solution, I discovered this recipe for muffins that taste like donuts. I tried them out on my little guys, and they went nuts! Not that I will ever completely deprive them of the real thing, but I'm pretty sure that I will be substituting these muffins for our regular donut Saturday.

For the Muffins:

1-¾ cupself-rising flour

½ teaspoonsnutmeg

½ teaspoonscinnamon

⅓ cupsapplesauce

¾ cupssugar

1 largeegg

¾ cupmilk

For the Coating:

¼ cupsbutter

⅓ cup sugar

1 tablespooncinnamon

Sift together flour, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
Combine applesauce, sugar, egg and milk. Add dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Pour into muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
For the coating, melt the butter in a bowl. Mix the white sugar and the cinnamon in another bowl.
While the muffins are still warm, dip the muffins in butter (one at a time), then into the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Let cool and enjoy!